PHYSICS 1A
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
Description: Lecture/demonstration, four hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B. Enforced corequisite: Mathematics 32A. Motion, Newton laws, work, energy, linear and angular momentum, rotation, equilibrium, gravitation. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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DON;T TAKE THIS GUY UNLESS YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD BACKGROUND IN PHYSICS IN HIGHSCHOOL. If you have taken physics before, with a good teacher, then this is the easiest class you will take, ever. If you haven't taken physics before, you are screwed. The guy cannot teach. This guy does not teach. If you are an engineering major, like me, and need to do more physics later on, you are screwed. You will establish no base in this class. So run away if you haven't had a good physics teacher before. For the rest of you, sit back, relax, and enjoy your A's. (P.S. If you are getting a bad grade in the class, go and talk to him, he may be able to help) He cannot teach. But he is a nice guy.
DON;T TAKE THIS GUY UNLESS YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD BACKGROUND IN PHYSICS IN HIGHSCHOOL. If you have taken physics before, with a good teacher, then this is the easiest class you will take, ever. If you haven't taken physics before, you are screwed. The guy cannot teach. This guy does not teach. If you are an engineering major, like me, and need to do more physics later on, you are screwed. You will establish no base in this class. So run away if you haven't had a good physics teacher before. For the rest of you, sit back, relax, and enjoy your A's. (P.S. If you are getting a bad grade in the class, go and talk to him, he may be able to help) He cannot teach. But he is a nice guy.
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Morales really cares about student learning. He frequently responds on the class website and gives additional notes and hw solutions. What i didnt like about the class was the vector notations and variables he used when solving problems. It makes everything complicated and confusing. Throughout the class he kept saying there was no curve so everyone really panicked but in the end there is one so don't worry.
Morales really cares about student learning. He frequently responds on the class website and gives additional notes and hw solutions. What i didnt like about the class was the vector notations and variables he used when solving problems. It makes everything complicated and confusing. Throughout the class he kept saying there was no curve so everyone really panicked but in the end there is one so don't worry.
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Brilliant at physics, but you can't tell by his thick accent. Also, the problem with his class was that he taught the material as if you already knew it, not as if you were learning it for the first time. This was the big issue for a lot of the people in the class. But his tests weren't that bad, and he's a very generous grader. If you're competent in physics, take this class. If it's all new to you, I say you should try to take a different professor.
Brilliant at physics, but you can't tell by his thick accent. Also, the problem with his class was that he taught the material as if you already knew it, not as if you were learning it for the first time. This was the big issue for a lot of the people in the class. But his tests weren't that bad, and he's a very generous grader. If you're competent in physics, take this class. If it's all new to you, I say you should try to take a different professor.
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Fall 2020 - Prof Nayana is a very understanding professor and he takes feedback from students to heart. His lectures are and explanations for concepts are generally pretty solid, and he's really helpful in office hours. You can tell he really cares and wants his students to do well. Mandatory workload is not high at all, just Kudu problems once every 1-2 weeks, but this class is based on a curve and so it's very competitive. Studying outside class and doing harder textbook problems can be very useful. His challenge questions are especially useful but difficult, mimicking the difficulty of his exams, so it's best to study them well. He loves bicycles in physics. Just wheels in general. He also likes friction a lot. Would take again.
Fall 2020 - Prof Nayana is a very understanding professor and he takes feedback from students to heart. His lectures are and explanations for concepts are generally pretty solid, and he's really helpful in office hours. You can tell he really cares and wants his students to do well. Mandatory workload is not high at all, just Kudu problems once every 1-2 weeks, but this class is based on a curve and so it's very competitive. Studying outside class and doing harder textbook problems can be very useful. His challenge questions are especially useful but difficult, mimicking the difficulty of his exams, so it's best to study them well. He loves bicycles in physics. Just wheels in general. He also likes friction a lot. Would take again.
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